drop handlebars

It's a ten-speed with dropped handlebars, painted gray and black.

And its drop handlebars make hill climbing easy.

Direct-pull levers are generally unsuited for use on drop handlebars.

These unusual bikes have light frames with 700c or 650B tires and drop handlebars.

The drop handlebars are often positioned lower than the saddle in order to put the rider in a more aerodynamic position.

But do you pick a lightweight touring bike with classic drop handlebars, one that causes hearts to race and backs to ache?

Dedicated road bicycles have drop handlebars and multiple gears, although there are single and fixed gear varieties.

Professional triathletes competing in these races use "shorty" aerobars mounted on traditional drop handlebars.

Bicycles with drop handlebars may have more than one brake lever for each brake to facilitate braking from multiple hand positions.

Cyclo-cross bicycles are similar to racing bicycles: lightweight, with narrow tires and drop handlebars.

Up until the late 1980s, low-profile 'bullhorn' handlebars were used, and normal drop handlebars before them.

Except during the 1980s and early 1990s when mountain bikes were permitted, only cyclo-cross bicycles with drop handlebars are allowed.

The dropped handlebars on road bikes create what Lennon calls a "parachute" effect - a gap created by the upper torso and arms that slows down the racer.

Not all bikes with drop handlebars are for racing: this is an audax or sportif bike and is meant for long recreational rides.

As a commuter, I wouldn't want dropped handlebars and a pronounced lean over the tank, just slightly more of an angle, perhaps F800 ST-style.

Zipp offers aero handlebars for triathlons and time trials, as well as traditional drop handlebars for road cycling.

Typical drop handlebars feature a straight central section attached to the stem, with each end curving first forwards and down, and then back towards the rider at a lower position.

In 2010 SRAM expanded the Double Tap technology from the original drop handlebars to flat handlebars on flat bar road bikes.

The design, coupled with low or dropped handlebars, requires the rider to bend forward more, utilizing stronger muscles (particularly the gluteus maximus) and reducing air resistance at high speed.

But with its uncomfortable drop handlebars and thin tires, it was wrong for most people, said Bill Wilkinson, executive director of the Washington-based Bicycle Federation of America.

Standard road drop handlebars (including track, cyclocross and touring bars) use a 23.8 mm grip/lever diameter, which is matched only to road bike type shifters or brake levers.

These injuries are not confined to the workplace, experts said, and often plague athletes, including bicyclists, who tightly grip the dropped handlebars, and tennis players, who can develop tennis elbow.

Bar-end gear levers can also be used on the ends of drop handlebars, a set-up common on touring bicycles, as bar-end shifters are more robust than integrated shifters.

These lighter bicycles, long used by serious cyclists and by racers, featured dropped handlebars, narrow tires, derailleur gears, five to fifteen speeds, and a narrow 'racing' type saddle.